Train kills person on railroad tracks

An unidentified person was struck by a train Friday night on the Florida East Coast tracks in Lake Worth.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Office is investigating the fatality, which took place about 10:15 p.m. on the railroad tracks along South Dixie Highway near Washington Avenue, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.

Firefighter paramedics arrived to find the body near the tracks, said Fire Rescue Capt. Albert Borroto.

“The person was deceased and the scene was turned over to law enforcement,” he said in a statement.

The FEC tracks are used by Brightline higher-speed passenger trains and also freight trains but it was not immediately known which train struck the pedestrian.

Railroad officials repeatedly advise the public that walking along or across the tracks anywhere other than designated crossings is trespassing and against the law.